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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4: From the Deserts They Come.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When they discover the white men, what is the Aboriginal men's first fear?
(a) That they will anger the spirits.
(b) That they will take their land.
(c) That they will try to kill all the Aboriginals in the camp.
(d) That they will take away the women.

2. How does Dayup know that Captain Fremantle must be important?
(a) Because he is wearing a uniform.
(b) Because they recognize his picture from the newspaper.
(c) Because he tells them he is in charge.
(d) Because the other men salute him.

3. How do the white men try to break the Aboriginal culture?
(a) They prevent them from doing their sacred rituals and dances.
(b) They make it illegal for them to have children.
(c) They enslave them.
(d) They force them to wear clothes.

4. How many wives does Kundilla have?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Ten.

5. What flag do the soldiers raise on the shore?
(a) The Flag of Australia.
(b) The Stars and Stripes (the American flag).
(c) The Union Jack (the British flag).
(d) The Jolly Roger (a pirate flag).

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Udja complains to a white magistrate that his wife has been stolen by a white man?

2. In chapter one, who is the first person mentioned in the book?

3. Who makes the decision about when teenage boys are ready to go into the Law?

4. What were the new settlers advised to do?

5. Why did the Captain crash the ship?

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